"Let's just wing it" and other Coimbra, Portugal General Tips

Favorite Thing: My buddy Andrew (I call him "Pav") and I had a rental car so who needs reservations? I really enjoyed not having any plans. When we drove into Coimbra (pronounced, "Queembra"), we crossed the Rio Mondego over the Ponte de Santa Clara pictured here and immediately parked in the first spot we saw. There was a turismo right across the street, but it was closed, so we checked out our guidebook, hopped back in the car and found another one that was up by the university. It was a Saturday afternoon and we were hoping that this university town would be lively come nighttime, but to our surprise, there wasn't too much going on. In fact, during our one day in Coimbra, we were surprised at how sleepy the whole place seemed to be.

Fondest Memory: Pav and I decided to just go with the flow, so instead of having a wild night out with a bunch of raucous college students, we ended up spending most of our time strolling slowly around the city taking pictures of its semi-lifeless streets.

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Favorite Thing: There are plenty of unique buildings in Coimbra. You'll see some historic buildings such as those at the university as well as some beautiful azulejos, lovely churches and even some modern buildings to add another texture to this interesting town.


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